May I just say...

[Deano]

Hey all,

I read nearly every day but life took off in the last year or two with work, marriage and too many cigar hangovers I cut down significantly!

Anyway, this all has brought a tear to my eye if I'm honest, it's all I ever wanted. We had a few issues (but all is forgiven I hope, and all are welcome back!) over our many years, but generally we don't have too many spats and the community has gone from strength to strength. I'm so happy it just plods on without the normal ruckus you see across the majority of other internet forums.

I've genuinely met some of the best people I've ever had the fortune to meet on here (Nic Wing is definitely one of those) and hope we all continue to cross paths in the future.


For those who know me, I'm quite a sensitive chap, so when the going is tough I take it deeply personally - but when I see a thread like this and the response from the community it elevates me to think I've been part of it. Thank you for allowing me the chance over the years to come to know you all, meet you in person, and smoke a cigar or two.



We missed our ten year anniversary last year because of all the things that were going on in real-life (!) so I'm hoping we can put a day or eve together to put a bash on in the same vain as we had many many years ago. I know there's the charity event too, which is fantastic, but this gives us another excuse to smoke it up! I'll see what I can do - maybe a thread to see what suggestions we can brainstorm.

[Niela]

Whereas I openly admit I cannot distinguish a cigar from a stick of chocolate! Most frustrating!

Yeah, I'm surprised how rare it is that anybody guesses the COTM right. I have yet to guess one correctly myself.

[ha_banos]

Whereas I openly admit I cannot distinguish a cigar from a stick of chocolate! Most frustrating!

[Niela]

which forum is that? I also frequent zigarrenforum and that looks ok to me.

It was Zigarrenforum indeed. I joined in a discussion about a cigar and (unrelated to my post) all hell broke loose. 3 pages of thread that had nothing to do with cigars. Instead 3 guys were going at each other for some stuff that happened in the past. I also suggested in another thread to do something like our COTM, which people liked. But soon someone said something along the lines "Then we'll see how the big mouths will be able to identify a cigar...". I don't know. You suggest a blind tasting and forum members first instinct is to see an opportunity to shame others publicly? I just can't see anything like that happening here.

[Stevo]

... How awesome this forum is? I spent a few days on the largest German language cigar forum recently and you wouldn't belive the hostility people bring towards each other.

The problem is that there are no moderators...

I just felt like saying that we cannot appreciate enough how awesome this forum is. The camaraderie and friendliness I have seen here is rare these days on the Internet.

Long live the UKCF! [emoji847]

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I'd totally agree with this. Rarely have I ever seen such a willingness, on a forum, to share knowledge and welcome people. Thanks!

[Hookmaker]

... How awesome this forum is? I spent a few days on the largest German language cigar forum recently and you wouldn't belive the hostility people bring towards each other.

The problem is that there are no moderators...

I just felt like saying that we cannot appreciate enough how awesome this forum is. The camaraderie and friendliness I have seen here is rare these days on the Internet.

Long live the UKCF! [emoji847]

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which forum is that? I also frequent zigarrenforum and that looks ok to me.

[nev coss]

I don't post much but check in every day , just to say we don't seem to get the trolls that frequent other forums

[cohibaIV]

To all those who attended the inaugural 2009 London Cigar Walk with the late, great senor brokenwing...I don?t think ol? don TJ would find that funny, right chico CIV?


Ray ?Rare? Coro

Right.... [emoji3061]


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[TJCoro]

The Rare Coro...

Except for the guys who hand out NCs for Christmas!






Just joking guys.....

To all those who attended the inaugural 2009 London Cigar Walk with the late, great senor brokenwing...I don?t think ol? don TJ would find that funny, right chico CIV?


Ray ?Rare? Coro

[gojira]

Is a grand place isn't it?
Hissy-fit free for at least 6 years now

Except for the guys who hand out NCs for Christmas!






Just joking guys.....

[Stevieboy]

Is a grand place isn't it?
Hissy-fit free for at least 6 years now

[thedame007]

I wholeheartedly agree with everything that has been said - this really is a fantastic forum, where friendships are made and the joy of smoking cigars/pipes are explored!
I never understand why people would bother wasting their energy getting their knickers in a twist on an online platform - may as well scream into a hurricane !!

[ha_banos]

Hehehe... And who was involved? The German dude... [emoji5]

But that was still far from the shit storms I have witnessed on the other forum...

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Lol.

All good healthy stuff.

This is a publicly available forum, so a smidgen of decorum doesn't go amiss. Ahem.

Nod out to all the lurkers out there. How do?! [emoji6]

[Niela]

Apart from secret Santa time. Then we get a bit shirty over NC's [emoji16]

But other than that were cool lol

Hehehe... And who was involved? The German dude... [emoji5]

But that was still far from the shit storms I have witnessed on the other forum...

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[SHAMZ84]

Well said...really top guys on this forum.

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